Updated November 11, 2023 by the ABC13 Data Team

ABC13’s data team is tracking crime and safety across Houston and in your neighborhood.
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Sexual Assaults
1,757

Last 12 months
Through November 10

Average Sexual Assaults
1,706

Yearly average
2019 to 2022

Sexual Assault Rate
76.3

Per 100,000 people
Last 12 months

Average Sexual Assault Rate
74.1

Per 100,000 people
2019 to 2022


Sexual assaults over the last 12 months are up 3% compared to the annual average over the last four years, according to the latest data available from the Houston Police Department.

The city averaged 34 sexual assaults a week over the last 12 months. In 2019, that number was 35 a week.

A closer look at Houston sexual assaults neighborhood by neighborhood

The danger is not the same neighborhood to neighborhood. ABC13’s data team looked at the Houston Police Department’s public data about sexual assault reports by neighborhood from 2019 through November 10.

The map color-codes each neighborhood by the sexual assault rate over the last 12 months. The three darker blue areas are neighborhoods with sexual assault rates higher than the citywide rate. You can also choose to see neighborhoods by the number of reported sexual assaults.

Click on any neighborhood on the map to see detailed numbers, rates and trends. You can also search for a street name, place, landmark or zip code.